/** * Flash player has a Memory Leak? * Conclusion: No, in this case the GC can take hours until it cleans up. **/ package { import flash.display.Sprite; import flash.events.Event; import flash.system.Capabilities; import flash.system.System; import flash.text.TextField; import flash.text.TextFormat; /** * @author mrdoob */ public class Test extends Sprite { private var text : TextField; private var info : String; private var mem : uint; private var mem_max : uint; private var mem_min : uint; public function Test() { text = new TextField(); text.width = 500; text.height = 500; text.defaultTextFormat = new TextFormat("_sans", 30); addChild(text); info = Capabilities.version.split(" ")[0] + " " + Capabilities.version.split(" ")[1]; mem_min = System.totalMemory; addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loop); } private function loop(e : Event) : void { mem = System.totalMemory; mem_max = Math.max( mem_max, mem); mem_min = Math.min( mem_min, mem); text.text = "INFO: " + info + "\nMIN: " + mem_min + "\nMEM: " + mem + "\nMAX: " + mem_max; } } }